Galena is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,254 people and two associated neighborhoods, Galena is the 446th largest community in Illinois. Galena has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Of important note, Galena is also a city of artists. Galena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Galena’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Galena’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Galena has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Galena a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Galena spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.51 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Galena citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.72% of adults in Galena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galena in 2022 was $38,387, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,548 for a family of four. However, Galena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Galena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Galena include German, Irish, English, French, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Galena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.